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LittleTomdownthestreetcallsourdog"Thekeepdog".Zipisasheepdog.ButwhenTomtriestosay"Seep",itcomesout"keep".AndinawayTomisright.Zipisalwaysbringingthingshomeforustokeep!I'lltellyouaboutsomeofthem.
Zip'sfirstpresentwasashoe.Itwasmadeofgreensilk.
Wedidn'tknowhowZipfoundtheshoe.ButafteramomentMary,mybigsister,toldmetheshoehadastrangesmell.Inodded(点头)andheldmynose."Whatdoyouthinkitis?"
"Itsmellslikesomethingforcleaning.Ithinksomeonetriedtocleanaspot(污点)offtheshoe.Thenheputitatthedoortodry."
"AlongcameZip.Andgood-byeshoe!"Isaid."Weshouldtakeitback."
"Wecan't".saidmysister.
"MaybelittleTomisright,"Marysaid."MaybeZipisakeepdog!"
1.ThewriterandMarydidn'tknow______.
A.whatZip'sfirstpresentwas
B.howZipcarrieditsfirstpresenthome
C.whoownedZip'sfirstpresent
D.whatZip'sfirstpresentwasmadeof
2.TomcallsZip"thekeepdog"because______.
A.thedoglikeskeepingthings
B.thedoglikesplayingwithshoes
C.hedoesn'tknowthedog'sname
D.hecan'tpronouncetheword"sheep"well
3.Whatmadetheshoestrangewas______.
A.itscolourB.itssmell
C.itssizeD.thatitwasasilkone
4.Theword"keep"inthelastsentencemeans"_____"
A.keepingthingsforitself
B.bringingthingsforothertokeep
C.notlettingitrunabout
D.takingcareofasmallchild
5.Wecanknowfromthereadingthatthedog_____.
A.likestogivepresentstopeople
B.hasbeenkeptinatthewriter'shome
C.hasbroughtsometrouble
D.likestobecalled"thekeepdog"
Key:1.C2.D3.B4.B5C